Lithium carbonate-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome: the first case report

Madoka Itoh¹, Yasuko Fukuya¹, Chihiro Endo¹, Ryujin Miyata¹, Chie Miyabe¹, Yuichiro Tsunemi^{1

2}, Miki Izumi^{3

4}, Naoko Ishiguro¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
³ Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Department of Medical Education, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Madoka Itoh et al. Int J Dermatol. 2023 Mar.

. 2023 Mar;62(3):e165-e167.

doi: 10.1111/ijd.16367. Epub 2022 Aug 4.

Madoka Itoh¹, Yasuko Fukuya¹, Chihiro Endo¹, Ryujin Miyata¹, Chie Miyabe¹, Yuichiro Tsunemi^{1

2}, Miki Izumi^{3

4}, Naoko Ishiguro¹

¹ Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
³ Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Department of Medical Education, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

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